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1953 term · Warren Court · 5-3

Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin et al.

347 U.S. 672 · 74 S. Ct. 794 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2620

The record

Term
1953
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
280
U.S. Reports
347 U.S. 672
S. Ct. citation
74 S. Ct. 794
LEXIS citation
1954 U.S. LEXIS 2620

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Phillips Petroleum Co. v. Wisconsin et al.
JusticeVote
Hugo BlackMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Stanley ReedMajority
Sherman MintonMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Harold BurtonDissent
Robert H. JacksonUnknown

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